SIGNIS was created in November 2001 from the merger between two organizations (Unda, for radio and television; and OCIC, for cinema and audiovisual) that were both created in 1928. creation: promotion of films or television programs (juries at important festivals: Cannes, Berlin, Monte Carlo, Venice, Ouagadougou…), creation of radio, video, and television studios, production and distribution of programs, supplying specialized equipment, training professionals, new technologies of information, media education… Through these activities in the media, SIGNIS wants to promote peace, cultural diversity, human rights and freedom of speech.